asteroid http://kplu.org en Before attacking asteroids, they'll surround Earth with telescopes http://kplu.org/post/attacking-asteroids-theyll-surround-earth-telescopes <p>Whether they ever manage to get any platinum out of an asteroid, Bellevue-based Planetary Resources could become known for surrounding Earth with telescopes. &nbsp;</p><p>That&rsquo;s the first item in the &ldquo;prospecting&rdquo; stage of the space company&rsquo;s effort to get precious metals from asteroids, using robotic space-craft. Wed, 25 Apr 2012 18:02:40 +0000 Keith Seinfeld 4851 at http://kplu.org Before attacking asteroids, they'll surround Earth with telescopes NASA releases video of giant asteroid heading toward Earth http://kplu.org/post/nasa-releases-video-giant-asteroid-heading-toward-earth <p>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIwX0Qeid9o</p><p><a href="http://slatest.slate.com/posts/2011/11/08/giant_asteroid_to_fly_near_earth.html">From Slate,</a> NASA has released a short video (above) of the 1,300-foot-wide asteroid that came within 202,000 miles of Earth this week.</p><p> Wed, 09 Nov 2011 23:17:22 +0000 Jake Ellison 3160 at http://kplu.org